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Session Overview
Location: EI 7
TU Wien, Campus Gußhaus, Gußhausstraße 25-29, 1040 Wien Groundfloor
Date: Wednesday, 23/Apr/2025
9:00am
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9:30am
Opening Session
Location: EI 7
Chair: Bernhard Pichler
Welcome Address - Bernhard Pichler
Obituary Kaspar Willam - Herbert A. Mang
9:30am
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10:10am
PL1: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Bernhard Pichler
 
9:30am - 10:10am

Sprain energy and gap test consequences for damage localization and fracture mechanics

Z. P. Bažant, H. Xu, A. T. Nguyen, Y. Zhao

10:40am
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12:20pm
MS17-1: Durability mechanics of concrete at the various scales of observation. A tribute to the memory of Prof. K. Willam
Location: EI 7
Chair: Giovanna Xotta
Chair: Ignacio Carol
 
10:40am - 11:00am

CANCELLED - The effect of corrosion rate on corrosion-induced cracking in reinforced concrete

E. Korec, M. Jirásek, H. S. Wong, E. Martínez-Pañeda



11:00am - 11:20am

Constitutive response and consistency of Lee-Fenves Concrete Damage-Plasticity model under non-proportional loadings

D. Froio, R. Ferrari, E. Rizzi



11:20am - 11:40am

Efficient macro-scale models for reinforcement corrosion modeling in reinforced concrete structures

J. Cervenka, M. Ahmad, J. Rymes, L. Jendele



11:40am - 12:00pm

Benchmark analysis of fracture simulation for steel fiber reinforced concrete slab subjected to punching shear

I. Rhee

1:30pm
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2:10pm
PL2: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Eric Landis
 
1:30pm - 2:10pm

Lattice and continuum damage modeling for fracture of concrete

G. Pijaudier-Cabot, J. Khoury, G. Cusatis

2:20pm
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4:00pm
MS17-2: Durability mechanics of concrete at the various scales of observation. A tribute to the memory of Prof. K. Willam
Location: EI 7
Chair: Giovanna Xotta
Chair: Ignacio Carol
 
2:20pm - 2:40pm

Effect of water-cement ratio and current density on accelerated corrosion-induced cracking

I. Aldellaa, P. Grassl



2:40pm - 3:00pm

Multiscale simulation of the thermomechanical behavior of containment buildings of nuclear power plants

L. Jason



3:00pm - 3:20pm

Effect of crack patterns induced by different accelerated temperature on mechanical behavior of ASR-damaged concrete

H. E. Joo, X. Ji, Y. Takahashi



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Meso-level HPC analysis of concrete specimens subject to external sulfate attack, and computational aspects

C. Biscaro, C. M. López, G. Xotta, D. Garolera, I. Carol



3:40pm - 4:00pm

Residual mechanical performance of concrete under various expansion deterioration states based on crack morphology and substance

Y. Takahashi, H. E. Joo, X. Ji

4:30pm
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5:50pm
TT-F: Structural concrete applications
Location: EI 7
Chair: Angamuthu Rajprabhu
Chair: Ken Watanabe
 
4:30pm - 4:50pm

Evaluation of column-beam joints and optimization of reinforcing bars of RC viaducts by FEM

K. Watanabe, R. Suzuki, Y. Nakata



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Strut efficiency on shear strength, and ductility of RC deep beams with large rectangular openings in shear span

A Rajprabhu, G Appa Rao



5:10pm - 5:30pm

Non-destructive detection of surface damage in hollow gravity type concrete dam by using passive infrared thermography data with deep learning method

T. Suzuki, K. Shibano, T. Hagiwara, N. Alver



5:30pm - 5:50pm

Fracture propagation of concrete and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) interface affected by repaired layer thickness

E. Mohamed, T. Miki

Date: Thursday, 24/Apr/2025
9:00am
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9:40am
PL3: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Günther Meschke
 
9:00am - 9:40am

Phase-field modeling, X-ray tomography and in-situ testing of fracture in concrete

L. De Lorenzis

10:10am
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12:10pm
MS10-1: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jacek Tejchman
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
 
10:10am - 10:50am

Asymptotic homogenization of discrete models with rotational degrees of freedom

J. Elias, G. Cusatis



10:50am - 11:10am

Effects of aggregate fragmentation, free water and strain rate on fracture in compressive concrete with a coupled DEM-CFD approach

M. Krzaczek, M. Nitka, J. Tejchman



11:10am - 11:30am

Computational analysis of size effect and failure modes in reinforced concrete beams

V. Gudžulić, G. Meschke



11:30am - 11:50am

Exploring induced heterogeneity in elastic discrete mechanical models

J. Raisinger, Q. Zhang, J. E. Bolander, J. Eliáš



11:50am - 12:10pm

Two-way coupled multiphysics simulation of lattice discrete particle model

G. Cusatis, H. Yin, M. Troemner, W. Li, E. Lale, L. Yang, L. Shen, M. Alnaggar, G. Di Luzio

1:30pm
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2:10pm
PL4: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Philipp Preinstorfer
 
1:30pm - 2:10pm

Introduction of dual-horizon peridynamics and nonlocal operator method

H. Ren, X. Zhuang, T. Rabczuk

2:20pm
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3:40pm
MS15-1: Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
Location: EI 7
Chair: Iurie Curosu
 
2:20pm - 2:40pm

Experimental study on crack distribution of RC members with reinforcing bars coated with fiber reinforced cementitious composites

B. Song, N. Ueda



2:40pm - 3:00pm

Mechanical behaviour and 3D fracture morphology of sustainable engineered cementitious composites modified with boron nitride nanoparticles

E. Gurbuz, S. Erdem



3:00pm - 3:20pm

On the impact performance and crack behavior of steel-fiber reinforced concrete beams with SHCC and UHPC strengthening layers

F. R. de Souza, J. J. B. d. C. Nunes, V. N. Lima, F. d. A. Silva



3:20pm - 3:40pm

Testing and modelling of fibre-matrix interface by microcube splitting

Y. He, S. He, E. Schlangen

4:10pm
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5:30pm
MS15-2: Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jing Yu
 
4:10pm - 4:30pm

Expertimental study on the contribution of fibers on the punching shear capacity of plain ECC slabs

C. Wu, Y. Su, M. Xu, C. Jin



4:30pm - 4:50pm

Self-healing properties of seawater sea-sand strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC)

J. Yu, F. Hu



4:50pm - 5:10pm

Mechanical properties of low-carbon Engineered Cementitious Composites with limestone and calcined clay under uniaxial cyclic compression

K. Wang, J. Zhou, J. Zhao



5:10pm - 5:30pm

CANCELLED - Advancements in modeling compressive fracture in concrete using condensed high aspect ratio interface elements

M. Gimenes, A. F. Villa Dos Santos, E. A. Rodrigues, T. N. Bittencourt, L. A. G. Bitencourt Jr., O. L. Manzoli

5:30pm
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6:30pm
IA-FraMCoS General Assembly
Location: EI 7
Date: Friday, 25/Apr/2025
9:00am
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9:40am
PL5: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Erik Schlangen
 
9:00am - 9:40am

Fracture investigation in heterogeneous porous materials across scales

R. Nielsen, P. Newell

10:10am
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12:10pm
MS10-2: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Gilles Pijaudier-Cabot
Chair: Jan Elias
 
10:10am - 10:30am

Steady-state subcritical fracture growth of parallel natural cracks in shale governed by osmotic gradient and fluid diffusion

Z. P. Bažant, H. T. Nguyen, Y. Zhao



10:30am - 10:50am

Hydro-thermal-mechanical coupling properties and mesoscale simulation of concrete-rock composites

G. Di Luzio, L. Feng, G. Cusatis, K. Yu, E. Lale, X. Chen



10:50am - 11:10am

A novel DEM-based coupled 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical mesoscopic model for cracked porous materials

M. Krzaczek, J. Tejchman



11:10am - 11:30am

Comparison of Lattice Discrete Particle Model (LDPM) implementations: lessons learned and future work

E. Lale, K. Yu, M. Troemner, M. Pathirage, G. Pijaudier-Cabot, J. Khoury, I. Koutromanos, J. Elias, M. Stredulova, T. Xue, M. Alnaggar, G. Di Luzio, G. Cusatis



11:30am - 11:50am

A step toward flow simulation through cracks in beam-particle models

O. Najjar, T. Heitz, C. Oliver-Leblond, J.-L. Tailhan, G. Rastiello, F. Ragueneau



11:50am - 12:10pm

Computationally efficient, discrete mechanical models of grid-reinforced cement-based composites

Q. Zhang, A. Fascetti, J. E. Bolander

1:30pm
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2:50pm
MS10-3: Discrete modeling of mechanical and coupled processes in quasi-brittle materials
Location: EI 7
Chair: Jan Elias
Chair: Gianluca Cusatis
 
1:30pm - 1:50pm

Mesoscale mechanical discrete model for cementitious composites with microfibers

L. Shen, Q. Ren, G. Di Luzio, G. Cusatis



1:50pm - 2:10pm

Numerical simulation of 3D printed ultra high-performance concrete using the lattice discrete particle model

B. Ayhan, E. M. Irizarry, E. Lale, K. Yu, M. Troemner, G. Cusatis



2:10pm - 2:30pm

Calibrating a damage model from lattice discrete results

J. Khoury, G. Pijaudier-Cabot, G. Cusatis



2:30pm - 2:50pm

Does printing direction influence the bond between 3D printed polymeric reinforcement and cementitious matrix?

R. J. M. Bol, Y. Xu, M. Lukovic, B. Šavija

3:00pm
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3:40pm
PL6: Plenary Lecture
Location: EI 7
Chair: Christian Hellmich
 
3:00pm - 3:40pm

Modeling of fracture in brittle and quasi-brittle materials using graph-based finite element approach

S. Velayudhan, A. R. Srinivasa, P. Thamburaja, J. Reddy

3:40pm
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4:00pm
Young Researcher Best Paper Award Ceremony & Closing Session
Location: EI 7

 
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